I race with a couple different clubs and have been running the KPV motor. Sounds like the clubs will also be offering the KA100 option as well, which I have been all for since it is a more modern motor and a tiny bit more power without getting into the complexity and cost (more about this in a minute) of a TAG.
That being said, Comet and others were offering the KA at an intro price of around $1600. I have been looking at it over the past several months. I just looked at it and now it appears that the prices have gone up and now the base package is around $2300 and a blueprinted is like $2700. At this point, it is kind of ruining one of the BIG reasons I like the motor so much (cost and accessibility to more people). At $2700 you can buy a pretty nice slightly used TAG, but there aren’t enough used KA motors out there (yet) to supply a bunch of people with used ones.
A few people I know what to run the blueprinted version, but in the couple articles I have read, they state that the motor is very consistent which is why the racing is so close.
So my question is, do I really need a blueprinted KA to be able to compete, or is it more of just “fluff” and not needed? If its absolutely necessary, I may just have to wait a year and then there will be more used versions on the market, which isn’t what I wanted to do. Too bad the price has shot through the roof, and I hope it doesn’t mean that the class and motor don’t take off, as $2700 for an entry motor, really is a HUGE jump from an LO206 and not far from just getting a TAG (and far more than some older but used TAGs)
